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Stippling with Sublimation Markers

July 11, 2020 by Kay

Photo stippling plus sublimation markers (like Artesprix markers or Cricut Infusible Ink pens) is a cool new way to decorate items with your Silhouette.

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Canvas sketch project and a share

February 10, 2014 by Kay

Get a free anchor sketch/write file and see how I created the file and used it to draw on canvas fabric.

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More free gel pen fonts

October 5, 2011 by Kay

Now that the Silhouette SD has restored my faith in gel pen drawing with a digital diecutter, I’ve been testing various fonts for that single line look.

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Still more pre-filled gel pen fonts

May 2, 2010 by Kay

All of these are available at fontspace.com. As with the last post, each is rendered at the largest size that will still appear filled in. I’m only printing a few letters of each now for these samples so as to save time and preserve ink.

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More filled in fonts

May 1, 2010 by Kay

Another batch of pre-filled fonts for your gel pen enjoyment. Be sure to test a letter or two with the font, size and pen you want before committing to the long drawing process.

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Pre-filled fonts for gel pens

April 30, 2010 by Kay

I had a prior post where I gave a rather contorted procedure for filling in the fonts that you draw with Cricut markers, gel pens, etc. Today I had a better idea. Find fonts that already have a “fill” that works with the Cricut.

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Gel pen jiggle testing

April 19, 2010 by Kay

Looks like between Chomas Creations (Custom Crops and/or Staples pens) and Cri-Kits we have the gel pen holder conquered. Both holders and the pens that accompany them will do a fine job on small images cut directly from a cartridge as shown in the image below, drawn at 3/4 inches high.

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